By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Club Reporter

Newcastle United entertain Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon (4pm kick-off), with manager Alan Pardew naming the same starting line-up as the one which suffered defeat at Chelsea last weekend.

That means there are seven changes from Thursday night's Europa League victory over Atromitos, but in terms of the Magpies' Premier League team it is very familiar.

United are expected to line-up in a 4-4-2 formation, with goalkeeper Tim Krul protecting a back four of Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, captain Fabricio Coloccini and Davide Santon.

Yohan Cabaye and summer signing Vurnon Anita will make up the hosts' central midfield partnership, with Hatem Ben Arfa and Jonas Gutierrez providing creativity from either flank.

And, unsurprisingly, it is an all-Senegalese strike force as Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba will be looking to both get on the scoresheet - just as they did when Villa came to Tyneside last season.

On the substitutes' bench there is a place for 18-year-old Gael Bigirimana, who was signed from Coventry City in the summer. The midfielder would make his Premier League debut if he makes an appearance.

After two Premier League defeats from as many games, Aston Villa have made five changes to their line-up, with the most significant seeing former Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given dropped to the bench.

He is replaced by American Brad Guzan, and Given is joined among the replacements by another former Magpie in Charles N'Zogbia.

Newcastle United (4-4-2): Tim Krul; Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Davide Santon; Hatem Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye, Vurnon Anita, Jonas Gutierrez; Demba Ba, Papiss Cisse

Substitutes: Steve Harper, Mike Williamson, Dan Gosling, Gael Bigirimana, Romain Amalfitano, Gabriel Obertan, Sylvain Marveaux

Aston Villa (4-4-2): Brad Guzan; Matthew Lowton, Ron Vlaar, Ciaran Clark, Eric Lichaj; Brett Holman, Karim El Ahamadi, Stephen Ireland, Barry Bannan; Andreas Weimann, Darren Bent

Substitutes: Shay Given, Nathan Baker, Derrick Williams, Graham Burke, Charles N'Zogbia, Jordan Bowery, Gabriel Agbonlahor

Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)